Fourteen USD PBI-ers sat (for) their viva voce or oral defence on Thursday 5 February 2015 at 7.30 am till 3.20 pm in two rooms. In a 50-minute defence session, each examinee was required to defend her or his final paper, consisting of at least 20 pages, or thesis, consisting of 40 pages minimum. Officially, it had been announced that nine of the 14 examinees were declared successful in their defence, whereas the other five have been required to settle some academic or administrative matters before their defence results are announced. In other words, the result announcement regarding the status of the five examinees is pending.
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